Pre-conference tour options including ecotourism adventures and ecolodge stays are available to registered delegates at special reduced rates. These tours are provided by the ESTC14 tour operator partner Brazil EcoTravel. All pre-conference tours will conclude by Saturday (April 26) afternoon.

Learn more about GSTC and the groundbreaking work this organization is doing with partners all over the world. These programs will include learning more about destinations that have committed to adopting sustainable practices through a tested criteria. These events also allow GSTC Members to participate and showcase their sustainable tourism efforts.

8:30 - 12:00 &

13:30 - 17:00

Incorporating Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism into Curriculum: A Workshop for Teachers.

This half day workshop will provide grade school teachers with tools to plan curriculum in conservation, social justice, governmental, and economic drivers of ecotourism and sustainable tourism.

Pre-conference tour options including ecotourism adventures and ecolodge stays are available to registered delegates at special reduced rates. These tours are provided by the ESTC14 tour operator partner Brazil EcoTravel. All pre-conference tours will conclude by Saturday (April 26) afternoon.

You will learn how to plan and design an ecolodge, with emphasis on creating a sense of place for the visitor and interpreting the environment and the culture, and gain an insight into examples of authentic ecolodges in Brazil that have successfully operated and marketed their unique product.

Learn more about GSTC and the groundbreaking work this organization is doing with partners all over the world. These programs will include learning more about destinations that have committed to adopting sustainable practices through a tested criteria. These events also allow GSTC Members to participate and showcase their sustainable tourism efforts.

18:00 - 19:00

ESTC14 Orientation

Is this your first ESTC or do you need a refresher? This session let's you know what to expect, who the key people are and how to get the most from your conference experience.

Networking Lunch & Introduction to the Media in Attendance- Sponsored by Catarina

14:30 - 16:00

Meet the Media

For tourism businesses and destinations, this is a unique chance to practice your "elevator pitch," to learn how to effectively develop and foster relationships with the media, and to gain an insight into how to successfully pitch your stories to the media. For the media, this is a great opportunity to enjoy personal networking with business leaders and entrepreneurs, to discover inspiring ideas, and to learn about the latest and greatest in sustainable tourism from around the world.

Join TIES and your fellow delegates to together celebrate the diversity of our cultures, traditions, ideas and visions. Please wear something that represents your heritage, culture or a place that you would like to travel!! We will celebrate the global spirit of community, and have a blast before we wave good-bye to the ESTC14 and start counting down to the ESTC15!